pressure gauge

1. Steam Eng .: A gauge for indicating the pre ure of steam in a boiler. [MANOMETER.] 2. Naut .: A deep-sea pre ure-gauge is one which is constructed for measuring depths by the amount of compre ion to which the contained fluid is subject when submerged. pre ure-sensations, s . pl . [SENSATION.] †prěst, pret . & pa . par . of v . [PRESS (1), v.] *prěst, a., s. & adv . [O. Fr. prest =(a.) ready, (s.) a loan, ready money; Fr. prêt =ready.] [PREST, υ.] A. As adjective : 1. Ready, in readine ; prompt, quick, prepared. "Howe'er we stand prepar'd, prest for our journey." Beaum , & Flet .: Wild Goose Chase , v. 2. 2. Neat, tight, tidy. "More people, more handsome and prest Where find ye?"-Tu er: Husbandry , lxiii. 7. B. As substantive: 1. Ready money; a loan of money. "Requiring of the citie a prest of six you sand marks." -Bacon: Henry VII ., p. 15. 2. A duty in money to be paid by the sheriff on his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining in his hands. ( Eng .) C. As adv.: Quickly, readily, promptly, immediately. prest-money, subst . Money paid to men who enlist into the public service; pre -money. (So called because those who receive it are to be prest or ready when called on.) ( Eng .) *prěst, v . t . [O. Fr. prester (Fr. prêter ), from Lat. præsto =to become surety for, to give, to provide: præ = before, and sto =to stand; Ital. prest are =tolend.] To offer or give as a loan; to lend. prěst-a-ble, a. [O. Fr.) Payable; capable of being made good.